Dysonsphere
24th Dec 2012, 11:03
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8355/8302761983_c65e7e2d99_m.jpg
found this in my old photos thought Id post it notice the odd Optica above.
XN817 A&A.E.E Boscombe down. had a few trips in her . sadly ended her days at west freugh after a main leg fault and a belly landing.
chevvron
25th Dec 2012, 18:55
I wonder (from the colour) if that Optica is the prototype G-BGMW in which Angus McVitie flew me at it's first Farnborough show (3rd Sept 1980). Actually I did most of the flying, Angus did the takeoff and handed over to me at about 500ft. We went down towards Farnham and reduced speed to 'loiter' mode, then Angus told me to take us back and I did the landing! Great fun, it handled very similar to a Sedburgh/T21b at low speed.